Deluxe bus connecting Manali to Leh restarts

Manali, July 1 (IANS) A deluxe bus service that connects this Himachal Pradesh town to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir restarted on Friday after remaining closed for over six months due to snowfall, an official said.

The one-way fare for the 475 km-journey is Rs.2,700, which includes a night’s stay at Keylong, dinner and breakfast.

“Our deluxe 35-seater bus started plying between Manali and Leh on Friday. It will leave Manali twice a week at 9 a.m. After stopping overnight at Keylong (in Lahaul-Spiti district), it will reach Leh next day in the evening,” Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) general manager Vijay Sharma told IANS.

For the night stay, a special camping site has been developed at Keylong for the passengers by the HPTDC, which is running the luxury bus service to promote tourism in Himachal Pradesh.